Graves

Recommended Build

Patch 16.11 · Diamond+ Solo Queue · Updated 6/9/2026

48.2% Based on 1,397 games wr in Jungle

Build path

1. Boots any step
   

   Plated Steelcaps

   1200 gold

   25 Armor
   45 Move Speed
   
   Plating
   Reduces incoming damage from Attacks by 10%.

   Plated Steelcaps

   46% pick · 51.5% Based on 412 picks wr
2. Item 1 2 options
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     Scorchclaw Pup

     450 gold

     
     
     Jungle Companions
     Summon a Scorchclaw that assists you against monsters.
     
     The companion grows as you hunt monsters, empowering your Smite. When fully grown, it completes your Jungle Quest and periodically imbues your next Attack or Ability to burn enemies and Slow them. Killing large monsters readies this immediately.
     Scorchclaw Pup

     60% pick · 48.7% Based on 842 picks wr
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     Gustwalker Hatchling

     450 gold

     
     
     Jungle Companions
     Summon a Gustwalker that assists you against monsters.
     
     The companion grows as you hunt monsters, empowering your Smite. When fully grown, it completes your Jungle Quest and grants Move Speed upon entering brush, increased when killing large monsters.
     or Gustwalker Hatchling

     37% pick · 47.2% Based on 511 picks wr
3. Item 2
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     Hubris

     2800 gold

     55 Attack Damage
     18 Lethality
     10 Ability Haste
     
     Eminence
     When a champion that you damaged within 3 seconds dies, gain 12 Attack Damage plus 3 per champion killed for 90 seconds.
     Hubris

     92% pick · 47.4% Based on 1,271 picks wr
4. Item 3
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     The Collector

     3000 gold

     50 Attack Damage
     10 Lethality
     25% Critical Strike Chance
     
     Death
     Your damage executes champions that are below 5% Health.
     
     Taxes
     Champion kills grant 25 bonus gold.
     The Collector

     87% pick · 50.5% Based on 1,113 picks wr
5. Item 4 2 options
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     Lord Dominik's Regards

     3300 gold

     35 Attack Damage
     35% Armor Penetration
     25% Critical Strike Chance
     
     Giant Slayer
     Deal up to 15% bonus damage against champions based on their bonus Health. Maximum damage bonus reached at 1500 bonus Health.
     Lord Dominik's Regards

     48% pick · 50.9% Based on 497 picks wr
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     Immortal Shieldbow

     3000 gold

     55 Attack Damage
     25% Critical Strike Chance
     
     Lifeline
     Taking damage that would reduce your Health below 30% grants a Shield for 3 seconds.
     or Immortal Shieldbow

     29% pick · 59.7% Based on 300 picks wr

Most-built legendary at each step (purchase order).

Summoner spells

Flash

Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.

Flash +

Smite

Deals true damage to a monster or minion.

Smite 100% · 48.2% Based on 1,397 picks wr

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Q End of the Line

Graves fires an explosive shell that detonates after 1 second, or after colliding with terrain.

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W Smoke Screen

Graves fires a smoke canister at the target area creating a cloud of smoke that reduces sight range. Enemies caught in the initial impact are dealt magic damage and have their Move Speed reduced briefly.

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E Quickdraw

Graves dashes forward gaining an Armor and Magic Resist boost for several seconds. If Graves dashes towards an enemy champion, gain two stacks of True Grit instead. Hitting enemies with basic attacks lowers the cooldown of this skill and refreshes the resistance boost.

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R Collateral Damage

Graves fires an explosive shell dealing heavy damage to the first champion it hits. After hitting a champion or reaching the end of its range, the shell explodes dealing damage in a cone.

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Domination

Electrocute

Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities in 3s deals bonus adaptive damage.

Dark Harvest · selected

Damaging a low health champion inflicts adaptive damage and harvests a soul from the victim.

Hail of Blades

Gain a large amount of Attack Speed and bonus true damage for the first 3 attacks made against enemy champions.

Cheap Shot

Deal bonus true damage to enemy champions with impaired movement or actions.

Taste of Blood

Heal when you damage an enemy champion.

Sudden Impact · selected

Damaging basic attacks and abilities deal bonus true damage to enemy champions after using a dash, leap, blink, teleport, or when leaving stealth.

Sixth Sense

On a long Cooldown, automatically sense a nearby untracked and unseen ward, tracking it for the team.

Level 11: Also reveal the ward for 10s.

Grisly Mementos · selected

Collect 1 memento on champion takedowns, up to 18 total.

Gain 6 Trinket Haste for each collected.

Deep Ward

Your wards in the enemy jungle are Deep, gaining Health and Duration.

Level 9: Wards in the river are also Deep.

Treasure Hunter · selected

Unique takedowns grant additional gold the first time they are collected.

Relentless Hunter

Unique takedowns grant permanent out of combat MS.

Ultimate Hunter

Unique takedowns grant permanent cooldown reduction on your Ultimate.

Precision

Absorb Life

Killing a target heals you.

Triumph · selected

Takedowns restore 5% of your missing health and grant an additional 20 gold.

Presence of Mind

Restore a small amount of mana or energy when damaging an enemy champion. Takedowns restore mana or energy.

Legend: Alacrity · selected

Takedowns on enemies grant permanent Attack Speed.

Legend: Haste

Takedowns on enemies grant permanent Basic Ability Haste.

Legend: Bloodline

Takedowns on enemies grant permanent Life Steal, up to a cap. Once the cap is reached, increase your max health. Weaker earlier but stronger later game than other Legend Runes.

Coup de Grace

Deal more damage to low health enemy champions.

Cut Down

Deal more damage to high health enemy champions.

Last Stand

Deal more damage to champions while you are low on health.

Stat shards

Adaptive Force

+9 Adaptive Force (AD or AP — whichever helps more).

Attack Speed · selected

+10% Attack Speed.

Ability Haste

+8 Ability Haste.

Adaptive Force · selected

+9 Adaptive Force (AD or AP — whichever helps more).

Move Speed

+2% Move Speed.

Bonus Health

+10–180 Bonus Health (based on level).

Health

+65 flat Health.

Tenacity & Slow Resist

+10% Tenacity and Slow Resist.

Bonus Health · selected

+10–180 Bonus Health (based on level).